ViewSonic V1250 manual

User Guide Microsoft ® Windows XP Tablet PC Edition IMPORTANT! For all technical support issues, or if anything is missing as listed under Package Contents i n this user g uide, p lease contact ViewSonic before returning the product. See the Customer Support table in this guide for contact information. V iewSonic ® Convertible T ablet PC V1250[...]

Content s ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 i Getting Started Package Con tents ................ ............. ............. .................... .... 2 Optional A ccessories ...... ................... ............. ............. ........... 2 Optional W arranties/Ins urance ................. ............. ............. .... 2 Precautio ns ....... ........[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 ii Battery Pa ck ................... ............. ................... ............. ........... 20 The Lithiu m-Ion Bat tery ..... .................... ............. ............. .... 20 Charging the Battery and Charg ing Time ........... ................. 20 Checking th e Battery Le vel ...... ................... ......[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 iii Appendix Specifi cations .... ............. ............. ................... ............. ........... 54 Customer Su pport ................ ............. ............. .................... .... 55 Cleaning and Mainte nan ce ... ....... ...... ....... ............. ...... ....... .... 56 DISCLAIME R .............. ...[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V12 50 1 Copyrig ht © V ie w Soni c C orporatio n, 2003 . All rights rese rve d. V i ew S o nic an d the th ree birds log o are re gister ed trad em arks of ViewSoni c Co rporat io n. Microsoft , Windows, the Micro soft Inte rnet Ex plorer log o grap hic, Ou tlook, DirectX, DirectSou nd, Microsoft W ord, MSN, Excel, an d the Wi[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V12 50 2 Getting S t arted Congrat ulations on your p urchase of a Vi ewSonic Convertible Tablet PC V1250. The V1250 is a fully functional P C with built -in LAN, and Wi-Fi TM wireless connectivity. With your V1250 yo u will be ab le to org anize and acces s important business and personal in f orm atio n. In addition, you will [...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V12 50 3 Precautions • For bes t viewi ng co nditi o ns vie w th e screen from a di st ance of 15" t o 18". • NEVER REMOVE THE REAR COVER . Y our V1250 co ntains high voltage parts. Y ou may suffer serious injury i f you touch these p arts. • A voi d ex posi ng t he s cre en to dir ect sunligh t or anoth er heat [...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V12 50 4 Knowing Y our V1250 V1250 T our This sectio n shows t he followi ng views of visi ble ports and but tons: Front View Back View Left View Bottom View Front View Security Key (Ctr l-A lt- Del ) Journal Sle ep Wireless On/O ff Rotate M icropho ne Open latc h LCD Display Wirele ss ON/OF F Chargi ng st a t us Power HD access[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V12 50 5 Back View VGA port DC IN Modem Ethernet USB Audi o OU T Mic IN USB[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V12 50 6 Left View Power ON latch SD Secur e Disk, or MS Memor y S t i ck slot , or MMC Multi Me dia Card S tylus slot PC card slot IEEE 1394 Fire wire[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V12 50 7 Bottom View Battery P ack Compartment Memory Expansion Slot H a r d D r i v e E x p a n s i o n S l o t D o c k i n g S t a t i o n P o r t C o n n e c t i o n B a t t e r y P a c k L a t c h Screw[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V12 50 8 Converting to a T ablet To convert the V1250 to a tablet, do the followi ng. 1. Push in and slide the latch to th e left whi le gently opening th e display scre en. Open the display to a vertica l position as shown below . 2. T urn the display screen cloc kwis e around in a half circl e unti l you see the back of the di[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V12 50 9 3. Press and slide the la tch t o the right. 4. Align th e two white marks s hown below as you close the display flat agai nst the keyboard and the tabl et clicks into place. 5. Now you have a Tabl et PC. For more inf ormat ion on us ing the Tablet PC, see the V1250 User Guide.[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 10 Perform a nc e Fe atu r es High Performance Processor The V1250 is equipped with a Mobile I ntel ® Pentium M Processor . Intel 855 GM with 400 MHz Processor Side Bus. Meets Intel Centrino convertible tablet platform criteria with 12.1 LCD and EM type digitizer . Convert to PC Innovative and patented convertib le notebo[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 11 Bright LCD Touch-screen Disp lay The system is equipped with 12.1 inch TFT XVGA touch-screen display panel for c lear text and brilliant c olors. Built-in light sensor for auto-adjustment of LC D brightness to save battery life. Wireless LAN, Fast Ethernet and Modem Connec tivity For network access capability , the V125[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 12 Sof tware Included •W i n d o w s ® XP Tablet P C Edition whic h includes : •M i c r o s o f t ® Internet Explorer • Microso ft O utl ook Expr es s • Microsof t W indow s Media Player • Adobe Acrobat Reader • Microsoft eB ook Reader • Citrix ® ICA ® Clien t • Colligo Software – Eval • Fra nk lin [...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 13 Using the Keyboard For more information, see the Special Keys – Function T able below . Functi on Hotk ey Beep Help Fn+F1 No Sleep Fn+F2 Y es Display T oggle Fn+F3 No Display On/Off F n+F4 No Speaker On/Off Fn+F5 N o Num Lock Fn+F11 No Scr oll L ock Fn +F12 No Brightness Up Fn+Right Cursor No Brightness Down Fn+Left C[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 14 Using the T ouch Pad The Touch pad shown below acts like a mo use with special control ke ys. Scroll up/ down, & p ush to Ente r Right clic k - con text men u Open Internet Escape Switch between appli cations[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 15 Sto r a ge Hard Disk Drive Y our V1250 offers a user -removable Hard Disk Drive. T o replace, do the following: 1 Usin g a me diu m -size scre wdri ver, remo ve the scr ew ho lding the H D Bay cover. 2 Careful ly rem ove the co ver to ex pose the Ha rd Driv e then sl ow pull i t out using the pl astic ta b provided . 3 [...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 16 Display Your V125 0 uses a hi gh performan ce 12.1-inch active matrix TF T panel that will display million s of colors at 1024 x 768 resolutio n. Caution: Do not place heavy objects on the LCD panel. Do ing so may dam age the display. Extending the Life of the TFT Display Device Observe the following guid elin es to max[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 17 4 Clic k Apply or OK. Screen Rotation To rotate the screen from Portrait to Landscape mode or vice versa, press the Rotate button ( ) on the Tablet PC. See the Front View shown earlier in this user guide.[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 18 XP Control Panels Your V125 0 runn ing on XP has two way s to view t he Control Panel as s hown below: the Categ ory Vie w and the Classic View . Click here to swit ch to Classi c View Click here to switch to Catego ry V ie w[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 19 Audio Adjusting the Audio Adjust Window s ® audio features b y pressing [Fn] on your key board and the up key [ ] or [Fn] and the dow n key [ ]. Or, from the s peaker symbol in the tas k bar or th e control pan el. For more infor mation o n keyboard shortcut s includ ing Mute audio, see the Special Function Key table. [...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 20 Battery Pack The Lithium- Ion Battery Your V125 0 uses a r emovable Lit hium-Ion bat tery pack that provi des power when you do n’t have access to an AC outlet. Handlin g Tips • Do not t ouch the metal en ds of t he battery con nector. • Do not expose battery packs to temper at u res be low 3 2 de gree s F ahr enh[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 21 Checking the Batt ery Level Y ou can check the remaining battery power in the W indows ® battery status indicator located at the lower right-hand corner of the task tray a s shown on the right. The Battery S tatus icon only a ppea rs i n the task tray while the unit is running on battery power but not while the unit is[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 22 Battery Warning Low Battery Warning The low battery co ndition occurs when the Battery Power falls to 6%. At this point, a W arning Bubble appears from the task tray along with a short beep as a reminder . Critical Battery Warning The Critical B attery W arning occurs when the Ba ttery Power falls to 3%. At this point, [...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 23 Removing the Bat tery Pack T o remove the Batte ry Pack 1 Lay the Tablet PC face down on a soft flat surfac e such as a towel on a table top. CAUTION: Do not scratch the LCD display screen. 2 Slide the Battery Latch to the left as shown below. Put your thumb in the Battery thumb hole and pull the Battery Pack out. Batte[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 24 Wind ows XP Pow er Management In addition to the V1250’ s built- in power management BIOS utility , W indows ® XP also offers a si milar power management feature. T o acc ess this feature, click the W i ndows S tart button > Contr ol Panel > Performance and Maintenance > Power Options . The Power Options Pr [...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 25 Power Savi ng Opti on s When battery po wer reaches critical low (3% remaining) , the system enter s either one of the two power saving modes: •S t a n d B y m o d e • Hibernate Mo de - Save To Disk Stand By Mode In Stan d By mode, h ardware devi ces, such as displ ay panel and hard disk, are turned off to conserve [...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 26 Using your V1250 Initial Setup 1 Charge the battery W ith the V1250 still turned off, let th e battery fully charge the first time for up to 2.5 hours. Open the unit as shown in the one-page insert that came in t he package. Caution: The battery’ s overall life may be impacted if the battery is not fully char ged befo[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 27 2 Connect th e power cord (1) W ith the V1250 turned off, plug AC/DC Adapter to the Power Port on the back of the Tablet PC. (2) P lug in Power Cord to AC /DC Adapte r. (3) P lug the power cord into an AC wall outlet. AC Adapter DC-IN Connector The DC-in connector inserts into the po w er jack on the V1250. LED The LED [...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 28 3 Turn the V1250 on Slide the Power ON button. Slide the power on button once to turn the unit on. If the unit is already on, then sliding the button powers the unit off. When the V1250 is plugged into an AC power outlet, the battery charges as you use the V1250. For more information, see the Battery Pow er and Mana gem[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 29 Booting up for the first time T o get started with your V1250, do any or all of the following: 1 To familiarize you rself with the feature s and parts of the V1250, see the V1250 Features section in this guide. 2 For more information on using the V1250, click on Start > All Programs > Tablet PC > Tablet PC Tut [...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 30 Calibrating the touch screen Although your touch screen is alread y factory-calibrated, th ere may be times when the V1250 screen w ill need to be recalibrated for higher accuracy . The touch s creen is a thin membrane on t o p o f the LCD di sp l ay t h at res pon ds t o mechanical pressure o n the screen’ s surface.[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 31 Connec tivit y For information on the ports, see the previous sections on the Back V iew and Side V i ew . Modem Y our V1250 comes equipped with a 56 Kbps V . 90 internal fax/ modem. This enables you to access networks and to send and receive e-mail through a standa rd telephone line. Connecting the Modem 1 Plug one end[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 32 2 Connect the other end of the cable to either an Ethernet outlet jack or to an RJ-45 port on a UTP concentrator or hub in the network. Cabling Restrict ion s for Networks The following restrictions should be observed for 100BASE-T networks: • The maximum cable run length should be 100 meters (328 feet). • For 100 M[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 33 USB Y our V1250 of fers 2 High Speed USB 2.0 ports that allows you to connect USB compliant devices such as Mice, Keyboards, Cameras, Exte rnal Hard/Optical Dri ves, etc. 1394 Firew ire Y our V1250 has a 1394 Firewire port that allows you to connect IEEE 1394 compliant devices like Digital V ideo Cameras, External Hard/[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 34 Upgrading the System Memory Many applicati ons will run faster when the system ’ s memory capacity is increased. The V1250 provides one e xpansion socket located on the back of the system. Y ou can increase memory by adding a Small Outline Dual In-line Memory Module, commonly known as a SODIMM. Module capacity can be [...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 35 4 Locate the memory expansion s lot cover on the b ack of the Tablet PC sh own below. Remove the screw. Lift the me mory do or off the system . Attention: Notice the notch on the extracted module. The notch’ s off-center placement allows the module to fit into the socket only in one orientation. The replac ement modul[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 36 Security IMPOR T ANT! It is highly recommended that both Numeric and W ritten passwords are set up. Using the Security Lock Use a standard Kensington lock. Using Passwords Using Passwords i n Windo ws Y ou can setup W indows XP to enable the password protec tion feature: 1 Click on Start->Control Panel->User Accou[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 37 e. Click OK. Y our BIOS level numeric password is now set. 4 Setti ng up a Signat ure Pas swo rd a. Tu rn the V12 50 ON and then tap on th e scr een using the stylus when the V iewSonic Bird Logo comes up. b. On the drop down menu, s elect Change Pa ssword. c. Select W ritten Password. d. Using your S tylus, enter y our[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 38 Using Accessories Accessories are optional and can be purchased through our website or an authorized retailer . Docking S t ation 1 Connect th e AC Power Adapt er The Docking Station allows you to run your T a blet PC from a standard AC power outlet. Connect the AC adapter and power cord as shown below . Tablet PC Docki[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 39 2 Connect peripher al device s The T ablet PC Dock adds one-touch access to common computer peripherals, network connectivity , integrate d CD- ROM and AC adapter . For more information see the User Guide that came with your T ablet PC. AC Power DC-IN VGA 15-pin USB Ethernet US B USB Kensingt on Slot IEEE1394 Audio OUT [...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 40 4 Dock t he T a blet PC Set the T ablet PC down on the Docking S ta tion aligning with the four guides shown below . Press the T ablet down onto the docking station until it clicks into pla ce.[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 41 5 Recha rge the sp are battery Slide the battery i nto the Docking Station. 6 Pr ess the release button with your thumb T o un-dock the T ablet PC from the Docking Station, press your thumb on the release button until the unit disengages. Usage Charge LED Status B attery Cha rg ed System (low) OFF System Batt ery Ext. b[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 42 T roubleshooting An In itial Check Lis t Check out these i tems first: Check to see if th e proble m persi sts when all the exter nal devi ces ar e removed. Check to see that t he gre en light indica tor on the AC ada pter is lit . Check to see that t he power c ords are com pletely and firml y plugge d to the wall outl[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 43 Audio Problems Speaker - no outp ut • The A udio-out put may ha ve bee n set to mute . Double -click the speaker icon in the task tr ay to s ee if the spe aker has been m uted. • M ost audio problem s are softwa re- related. Sound cannot b e recorded Check th e Mute Settin g - Double - click th e speake r icon o n t[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 44 Abnor mal Sounds If the hard d rive is making abnorma l whining noi se s: • A rchive fi les o r program s that you no longer use by mov ing them t o an altern ate stora ge medium (flo ppy di sk, opti cal reco rdabl e disk, tap e, etc.) o r uninstal l program s that ar e no longe r used. • M any brow sers stor e file[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 45 Drive is Full If the har d disk driv e has re ached its capacit y: • A rchive fi les o r program s that you no longer use by mov ing them t o an altern ate stora ge medium (flo ppy di sk, opti cal reco rdabl e disk, tap e, etc.) o r uninstal l program s that ar e no longe r used. • M any brow sers stor e files on th[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 46 Display Problems If the displ ay panel remains bl ank (black) wh en the sy stem is tur ned on: Make s ure the V 1250 is n ot in th e power s aving mode ( Stand By ). In these mo des, the d ispla y is turne d off to con serve ene rgy but n ot the syste m. A stead y green Power LE D shows th at the s ystem is on but the d[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 47 Screen i s Difficult t o Read The di splay r esoluti on shou ld be se t to 800 x 600 for optimal viewing. If an externa l monitor is connec ted, you can change th e resol ution fro m the Catego ry View or the Classi c View . See the sec tion XP C ontrol Panels about b oth views . From the Classic V iew 1 Click Start >[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 48 Memo ry Problems Increase d Memor y is not Reco gnize d If the boot up screen doe s not sho w addition al mem ory insta lled: • Certai n brands of memory m odule may not be compatib le with your system. Go to www.view sonic.co m for a li st of compat ible SODIMM . • The mem ory modul e may not ha ve been insta lled [...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 49 Mod em Problems Connection Difficulti es • Be s ure to di sable Ca ll Waiti ng. • Ex cessive l ine nois e might c ause the connec tion to be dropped. To ch ec k line noi se, pu t t he regu lar phone hands et on the line an d place a p hone c all. If yo u do hea r abnormal noise, try to make th e modem con nection wi[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 50 100 Mbps Mode Nonres ponsi ve If the Ethernet adap ter does not appear to operate in the 100 Mbps transm issi on mod e: • M ake sure th e hub you are using supports 100 Mbps operati on. • M ake sure th at your RJ- 45 cabl e meets t he 100BAS E-T requ ire men ts. • M ake sure th e Ethern et cable is connecte d to t[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 51 PC Car d Removal Locks U p Windows If Windows Crashes or Freezes aft er removing the PC Card: Make sure the PC Car d is not in use before rem oving i t. Click on th e PC Card ic on at the l ower right corner of the task tray, selec t the card you wish to sto p, then cl ick OK . In a fe w second s, Wind ows will prompt y[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 52 Program Slowing If the prog ram appe ars stopped or runs very slowl y: • Press t he Sec urity Key button (CTRL+ALT+ DEL) then click on the Ta sk Manag er to see if the applicat ion is still resp onding. • R estart the V1250. • Th is may b e normal for Win dows when it is proces sing othe r CPU- intensiv e programs[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 53 Rechar ge Failu re The batter y does not c harge: • M ake sure th e AC ad apter is plugged i nto a work ing power source. • Th e battery charge indicato r LED on the V125 0 should be lit when you plug in the A C adapt er. • M ake sure th e battery mo dule is fully in serted i n its bay and th at the battery latc h[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 54 Appendix S pecificati ons Processor Processor Mobile In tel ® Pentium M Proces sor 1G Hz UL V or higher: 1MB Level 2 Cache on die Core Logic Chips et Intel 855 GM with 4 00 MHz P rocessor S i de Bus a nd ICH4 Southbri dge Meets I ntel Cent rino Plat form cri teria Storage Cap acity Hard Di sk Drive 30GB or h igher Enh [...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 55 Note : Pro duct S pecifications are subj ect t o c hange w ithout not ice. Custom er Supp ort For technical support or produ ct servi ce, s ee the table below or con tact your reseller. NOTE: Y ou will need the product serial number . Country/ Re gion Web site T = T elephone F = F AX Email United S tates Canada viewsoni[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 56 Cleaning and Maintenance • Make sure the V12 50 is turned off. • Never spray or pour any liqu id directly on to the screen or case. • Never immerse the V12 50 in any liquid. T o cl ean the screen 1 Wipe the scre en with a clean, soft, lint-free cloth . This removes dust and other parti cles. 2 If still not clean, [...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 57 Limited W arranty T ablet PC Product s What the war ranty cove rs: ViewS on ic ® warran ts its T ablet PC produ cts to be fr ee from d efects in ma terial a nd workm anship during the warr anty period. If a T ablet P C produc t proves to be defe ctive in mater ial or wor kmanshi p during the warranty period, ViewSon ic[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 58 Safety Guidel ines CAUTI ON: The socket-outl et sh ould be i nst all ed near the equip ment and be easil y acces sible. CAUTI ON: Use a power c abl e that is proper ly grounded . Alwa ys use t he a ppropriate AC cord that is certifi ed for the indivi dual coun try . Some ex amples ar e listed below: IMPORT ANT NOTICE CO[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 59 Compliance and Safety Notices Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) Compliance United S tates Compliance Notice This equipment has been tested and f ound to comply wit h the lim its f or a Clas s B digit al de vice , pur suant t o Part 15 of th e Fed eral Comm u nic atio ns Commission (FC C) Rules. These limits are desig n[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 60 European Compliance Notice Products with the CE Marking co mply with both the EMC Directive (89/336/ EEC) and the Low Voltage Directive (73/2 3/EEC) issued by the Commission of the European C ommunity. Compliance with these directiv es implies conformity t o the following European Norms: • EN55022 (CI SPR 22) Radio Fr[...]

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 61 Safety Notices Battery Safety Notice • The battery pack is intended for use only with thi s device. • Do not di sassembl e the pack. • Do not di spose of the battery p ack in fi re or water. • To avoid r isk of f ire, burn s, or damage t o your b attery pack, d o not all ow a metal object to touch the battery co[...]

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